Human intelligence is sexually attractive, and strongly predicts
the success of sexual relationships, but the behavioral sciences
have usually ignored the interface between intelligence and mating.
This is the first serious scholarly effort to explore that
interface, by examining both universal and individual differences
in human mating intelligence. Contributors include some of the most
prominent evolutionary psychologists and promising new researchers
in human intelligence, social psychology, intimate relationships,
and sexuality.
David Buss' foreword and the opening chapter explore what 'mating
intelligence' means, and why it is central to human cognition and
sexuality. The book's six sections then examine (1) our mating
mechanisms - universal emotional and cognitive adaptations for
mating intelligently - that guide mate search, mate choice, and
courtship; (2) how mating intelligence strategically guides our
choice of mating tactics and partners given different relationship
goals, personality traits, forms of deception, and the existence of
children; (3) the genetic and psychiatric causes of individual
differences in mating intelligence; (4) how we use mental fitness
indicators - forms of human intelligence such as creativity, humor,
and emotional intelligence - to attract and retain sexual partners;
(5) the ecological and social contexts of mating intelligence; (6)
integrative models of mating intelligence that can guide future
research.
Mating Intelligence is intended for researchers, advanced students,
and courses in human sexuality, intimate relationships,
intelligence research, behavior genetics, and evolutionary,
personality, social, and clinical psychology.
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